Digikam 5.7 and printing with Photoprint

[Gilles Caulier]

It's a hidden bug. Thanks Maik to discover the origin of the problem.

Let's me few days to update the 5.8.0 pre release bundle. I will upload
files when it's will be ready.

Gilles Caulier

2017-09-24 12:58 GMT+02:00 Maik Qualmann <metzpinguin at gmail.com>:

> Stuart,
>
> rename/remove $HOME/.local/share/kxmlgui5/digikam to get all new menu
> entries
> This bug is now fixed in digikam-5.8.0 (today).
>
> Maik
>
> Am Sonntag, 24. September 2017, 12:29:25 CEST schrieb fotografie:
> > I just checked it again. The Tools Menue  - Print Creator is available in
> > - preview,
> > - photo processing
> > - lighttable.
> >
> > Did you accidentally close the menu bar? Hit CTRL - M (STRG - M on a
> > german keyboard) and the menu bar should appear or disappear.
> >
> > Best regards Ulf
> >
> > Am 24.09.2017 um 12:21 schrieb fotografie:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I use the german version of DK 5.7 and 5.8.0.1 appimage for Ubuntu and
> > > the function is available in both versions under
> > > Tools - Print Creaqtor
> > > in my german version it is:
> > > Extras - Print Creator
> > >
> > > Gimp is installed on my machine and DK uses Gimp for printing the
> images
> > >
> > > Best regards Ulf
> > >
> > > Am 24.09.2017 um 11:46 schrieb Stuart T Rogers:
> > >> I just tried the 5.8 appimage and cannot see it in there either.
> > >>
> > >> Stuart
> > >>
> > >> On 24/09/17 10:12, Stuart T Rogers wrote:
> > >>> Gilles
> > >>>
> > >>> I have just looked at the Tools menu at the top of the screen in
> > >>> 5.7.0 and there is no Print Creator menu entry. Also cannot find it
> > >>> in any other menu either which is why I thought the print function ha
> > >>> been removed.
> > >>>
> > >>> Stuart
> > >>>
> > >>> On 24/09/17 10:02, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> > >>>> But we don't remove print feature at all...
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Print must be avaialble everywhere in 5.7.0 release. Look for ex in
> > >>>> Tools menu, there is an entry named "Print Creator" that you can
> > >>>> send data to print to Gimp engine to process work on printer device.
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Gilles Caulier
> > >>>>
> > >>>> 2017-09-24 10:47 GMT+02:00 Stuart T Rogers
> > >>>>
> > >>>> <stuart at stella-maris.org.uk <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>>:
> > >>>>     My apologies I can see it in the right click menu on an image.
> > >>>>     Obviously this is there because I have it installed. I had
> assumed,
> > >>>>     wrongly, it was there because the print function has been
> removed
> > >>>>     from digikam.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>     One of my main uses of digikam is to print my photos and prior
> > >>>>
> > >>>> to it
> > >>>>
> > >>>>     using QT this was what I always used for printing. Because of
> > >>>>
> > >>>> the QT
> > >>>>
> > >>>>     bug it was not possible to use the printing facilities of
> digikam.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>     Now I realise that the print function problems are not digikam's
> > >>>>     fault but it is so frustrating that QT are ignoring the paper
> size
> > >>>>     selection bug (QTBUG-58733), this has been open since February
> this
> > >>>>     year and nothing has been done by the QT devs.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>     If the printing capabilities of QT are not fixed and the print
> > >>>>     options of digikam restored I will need to try to find another
> > >>>>
> > >>>> image
> > >>>>
> > >>>>     management tool which allows me to both manage and print
> > >>>>     successfully which is a great shame since I do like its
> management
> > >>>>     capabilities. It is a huge shame that applications like digikam
> > >>>>
> > >>>> have
> > >>>>
> > >>>>     to remove useful options because of a bug elsewhere.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>     Stuart
> > >>>>
> > >>>>     On 24/09/17 08:42, Gilles Caulier wrote:
> > >>>>         What do you mean by "photoprint" ? Where do you see any
> > >>>>         reference of photoprint in digiKam ?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>         2017-09-24 9:33 GMT+02:00 Stuart T Rogers
> > >>>>         <stuart at stella-maris.org.uk <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.
> org.uk>
> > >>>>         <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk
> > >>>>
> > >>>>         <mailto:stuart at stella-maris.org.uk>>>:
> > >>>>              I noticed that printing now is accomplished by using
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Photoprint
> > >>>>
> > >>>>              rather than the original tools. However this does not
> work
> > >>>>
> > >>>>         for me.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>              Photoprint is quite old and seems not to be actively
> > >>>>
> > >>>> supported
> > >>>>
> > >>>>              although the website still exists. It looks like it
> works
> > >>>>
> > >>>>         and seems
> > >>>>
> > >>>>              to send data to my Canon iP7250 (over wireless) but
> > >>>>
> > >>>> nothing
> > >>>>
> > >>>>         happens
> > >>>>
> > >>>>              at the printer. Has anyone here actually printed
> > >>>>
> > >>>>         successfully using
> > >>>>
> > >>>>              Photoprint and if so how? Was the printer wireless or
> USB
> > >>>>
> > >>>>         connected?
> > >>>>
> > >>>>              I am using the latest available version of Photoprint.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>              Sadly the QT paper size bug preventing successful use
> of
> > >>>>
> > >>>>         printing
> > >>>>
> > >>>>              seems to be being ignored by the QT developers.
> > >>>>
> > >>>>              Stuart
> > >>>>              --     Website: http://www.stella-maris.org.uk
> > >>>>              or: http://www.broadstairs.org
> > >>>>
> > >>>>     --     Website: http://www.stella-maris.org.uk
> > >>>>     or: http://www.broadstairs.org
>
>
> --
> Gruß Maik
>
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